CHALLENGING WORDS
detectives
engineer
kidnapped
magnificent
mending
microscope
moored
museum
passengers
station
SUMMARY
Uncle Tooth, Otto and Olivia are trying to
retrieve a pearl from the horrible Cobweb
Queen. Along the way they have many
adventures and barely escape the
witch’s castle.
--- Conversation Questions--(1) Name some of the main characters of this story.
(Answer)
Uncle Tooth, Otto, Olivia, Cobweb Queen.
(Follow Up)
Share your favorite part of the story.
(2)
Pretend you are Otto. How would you have snuck into the
castle?
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
Tell about a time you snuck somewhere.
(3) Imagine why Otto did not want Olivia to help.
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
Do you like working with other people?
(4)
Compare a time you tricked someone to when Olivia tricked
the queen with a marble.
(Answer)
Any logical answer.
(Follow Up)
Did your trick work?
(5) Explain what a “museum” is.
(Answer)
A building with exhibits like art, science or history.
(Follow Up)
Recall a time you visited a museum.
(6) Recall how Olivia came to visit Otto.
(Answer)
She took a train.
(Follow Up)
Have you ever ridden a train?
(7) Name the occupation that Olivia was interested in.
(Answer)
A detective.
(Follow Up)
What do you want to be when you grow up?
(8) Find what Sedly Mether lost on the train.
(Answer)
His mother’s black train.
(Follow Up)
Recall a time you lost something.
(9)
Name who was guarding the Queen’s castle.
(Answer)
The eanie-meanies.
(Follow Up)
Imagine who would guard your castle.
(10) Recall how Olivia tricked the Queen.
(Answer)
She threw a black rock in the moat and the Queen thought
it was the pearl.
(Follow Up)
Do you think that was a smart idea?
Activities
1.
Draw a picture of the Cobweb Queen. Write a couple of
sentences about the type of person she is.
2.
Make a list of all the characters in this story. Draw a
picture of your favorite one.
3.
Write 3 to 5 sentences explaining how you would sneak into
the Queen’s castle.
4.
Draw a picture of the eanie-meanie and give it a name.
Introductions
1.
Show the students some items a detective might use. Ask
them who would use these items and what they would use
them for. Tell them that today we will read about some
detectives that try to solve a difficult mystery.
2.
Show the students a picture of the Cobweb Queen. Ask the
students to describe the characteristics of a bad Queen or
witch. Let’s read about the witch called the Cobweb Queen
and see what kind of witchy things she does.
3.
Show the students a picture of a spooky castle. Ask the
students who might live there. Ask them if they would ever
go into a castle like that to explore. Today we are going to
read about an evil witch who lives in cobweb castle and the
children who visit there.
Book Title: The Curse of the Cobweb Queen
Author: Geoffrey Hayes
Illustrator: Geoffrey Hayes
ISBN: 0-679-83878-3
# of Text Pages: 36
AR: 3.0 LEX: 390
Building Oral Vocabulary
8
dizzy
13
emergency
23
moaned
Prediction Questions
11 What kind of hair do you think it is?
27 Do you think they are afraid?
39 What will happen next?
This resource is provided by THE LEARNING CORPS—Barren County Board of Education, an AmeriCorps project funded in part by the
Kentucky Commission on Community Volunteerism and Service and the Corporation for National and Community Service